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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Harrisonburg, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Thursday, June 10, 2021

201 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.86/cwt -4.97 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 634 lb · 27 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.32/cwt -4.57 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 552 lb · 22 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $135.25/cwt ≈ $1,100/hd at 813 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 201 696 482
Feeder cattle 201 696 482

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 92, Heifers 103, Bulls 6) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558–565 560 9 151.50–156.00 $154.83 $867 -10.17
659–678 667 9 139.50–140.00 $139.77 $932 -2.23
710 710 2 135.00 $135.00 $958 —
760 760 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,049 —
813 value added 813 18 135.25 $135.25 $1,100 —
913 913 2 117.00 $117.00 $1,068 -8.50
1135 1135 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,203 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 value added 424 5 165.00 $165.00 $700 +14.00
523 value added 523 6 162.00 $162.00 $847 +9.50
560 value added 560 6 159.00 $159.00 $890 +11.00
614 value added 614 7 147.00 $147.00 $903 -4.02
668 value added 668 8 140.50 $140.50 $939 +4.86
718 value added 718 5 141.00 $141.00 $1,012 +7.25
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
859 value added 859 7 110.00 $110.00 $945 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
689 689 4 122.00 $122.00 $841 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 136.00 $136.00 $673 —
690 690 1 100.00 $100.00 $690 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–476 value added 461 15 128.00–134.00 $131.93 $608 -4.57
550–552 value added 552 22 124.00–127.00 $126.32 $697 -4.57
630–635 value added 634 27 121.00–124.50 $123.86 $785 -4.97
869 value added 869 4 111.00 $111.00 $965 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 7 125.00 $125.00 $675 -11.00
597 597 3 120.00 $120.00 $716 —
646 646 7 123.00 $123.00 $795 —
668 value added 668 2 107.00 $107.00 $715 —
730 730 1 111.00 $111.00 $810 —
773–778 value added 775 11 118.00–123.00 $120.72 $936 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 128.00 $128.00 $454 —
518 518 2 120.00 $120.00 $622 -6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 106.00 $106.00 $572 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 2 138.00 $138.00 $742 +19.00
670–695 683 2 114.00–125.00 $119.60 $817 —
775 775 2 106.00 $106.00 $822 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.